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and lastly this bill would ensure that no evidence attained from the use of drones may be used in administrative hearings. americans expect their constitutional rights will be protected at any time in our history or our future. so congress must decide when drones can and cannot be used to ensure constitutional safeguards. this decision cannot be left up to government agencies, special interest groups, or others. mr. speaker, technology may change, but the constitution does not. and that's just the way it is. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the chair recognizes the gentleman from oregon, mr. blumenauer, for five minutes. mr. blumenauer: mr. speaker. there's plenty of blame for the near collapse of the economy over the last five years, greedy, even criminal business behavior, lax or nonexistence oversight, regulators asleep at the switch, clearly there were some reckless consumers and a failed political system. but as instructive as the postmortem might be, it's more important to avoid a repeat performance. what should we do? i would suggest we simplify, re
and lastly this bill would ensure that no evidence attained from the use of drones may be used in administrative hearings. americans expect their constitutional rights will be protected at any time in our history or our future. so congress must decide when drones can and cannot be used to ensure constitutional safeguards. this decision cannot be left up to government agencies, special interest groups, or others. mr. speaker, technology may change, but the constitution does not. and that's just...
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thank you for joining us. we'll see you tomorrow. >> waiting for the senate foreign relations committee to gavel in. waiting for james cunningham and richard olson. thel be back covering subcommittee later this afternoon. living at the benefits of doing business in latin america with increased competition for china and the impact of the political environment in latin america. that will be on c-span3 this afternoon. the house will gavel in at noon for general speeches. 19 bills on the agenda today. back on c-span3, the house rules committee will be meeting at 5:00 eastern. tax reform and the farm bill which includes emergency drought relief. that will be on c-span3, live coverage at 5:00 p.m. >> the ranking republican is senator richard lugar who lost in the primary for reelection to his senate seat. is a runoff in texas. today it is david dewhurst facing ted cruz, who is supported by the tea party. that runoff election today in texas. >> the hearing will come to order. good morning. we apologize for beginning
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thank you joining us. don't forget the house of representatives will vote on repeal of the affordable care act are you can stay tuned and watch that. stay tuned) are website, c- span.org, for all the activities we will run today when it comes to campaign 2012 issues. the website is c-span.org and the houses in at 10:00 and there just about to come in now so we will go to the house of representatives. h[captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker: the house will be in order. pursuant to the order of the house of january 17, 2012, the chair will now recognize members from lists su
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you can find us online. a number of bills dealing with veterans benefits and atm feed disclosure. 20, the chair announces to the house that in light of the resignation of the gentleman from michigan, mr. mccotter, the whole number of the house is 432. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the chair will postpone further proceedings today on motions to suspend the rules on which a recorded vote or the yeas and nays are ordered or on which the vote incurs objection under clause 6 of rule 20. record votes on postponed questions will be taken later. for what purpose does the gentleman from utah seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i move that the house suspend the rulesas and pass bill h.r. 4155 as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 4155, a bill to direct the head of each federal department and agency to treat relevant military training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification requirements for federal licenses. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the
you can find us online. a number of bills dealing with veterans benefits and atm feed disclosure. 20, the chair announces to the house that in light of the resignation of the gentleman from michigan, mr. mccotter, the whole number of the house is 432. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the chair will postpone further proceedings today on motions to suspend the rules on which a recorded vote or the yeas and nays are ordered or on which the vote incurs objection under clause 6 of rule 20. record...
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take us from the supreme court ruling to implementation. tell us how that happens. then we can talk about the lobbying effort. guest: you want to go back to the 18 months before it was passed. the law the was passed was a big package of arrangements made with a lot of people. now that the law is upheld, a lot of people want to try to renegotiate the bargains cut. for employers, the key issue is a requirement for a workplace with 50 or more employees to pay a level of coverage or a penalty. they want changes to the regulations, primarily about how the law will wind up treating people who are temporary. this is a big issue for retail. there are folks that sued to prevent the law from going ahead to challenge it in court. the law our balls around the idea that individuals carry insurance or pay a fee. failing that, they would like it to be modified in their favor as much as they can get. the phone numbers are at the bottom of the screen. talk to us about insurers and hospitals and how the lobbying efforts are taking shape. >> their concern before the supreme court rule
take us from the supreme court ruling to implementation. tell us how that happens. then we can talk about the lobbying effort. guest: you want to go back to the 18 months before it was passed. the law the was passed was a big package of arrangements made with a lot of people. now that the law is upheld, a lot of people want to try to renegotiate the bargains cut. for employers, the key issue is a requirement for a workplace with 50 or more employees to pay a level of coverage or a penalty. they...
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money to good use. so in a -- so at a moment when our transportation needs are so great across the country, wouldn't it make sense to increase the f.t.a. budget? except that the house, expressing the priorities of its republican majority, recently passed a fiscal year 2013 appropriations bill that cut $181 million from current f.t.a. spending levels and at the same time, they're now presenting us with a different -- with -- excuse me work a department of defense spending bill that calls for $1.1 billion more in military spending over current levels. why are we all being asked to tighten our belts while the military-industrial complex gets to loosen theirs by a few notches year after year after year? if the federal budget crisis is so dire, mr. chairman so dire we can pinch pennies on badly needed infrastructure, surely we can do the same with a bloated pentagon budget that has been growing out of control for more than a decade now. and that's a simple concept we find behind my amendment. in the interest
money to good use. so in a -- so at a moment when our transportation needs are so great across the country, wouldn't it make sense to increase the f.t.a. budget? except that the house, expressing the priorities of its republican majority, recently passed a fiscal year 2013 appropriations bill that cut $181 million from current f.t.a. spending levels and at the same time, they're now presenting us with a different -- with -- excuse me work a department of defense spending bill that calls for...
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gabby's shooting shows that none of us are safe unless all of us are safe. my and many other communities are calling out for help. this is a crisis in many parts of our country. and we who are elected to provide for the welfare of our communities and our country have an obligation to do just that. so let's come together, let's all support the legislation that's before us, the voter empowerment act, let's pass gun control legislation, also. in the end, though, it's in the voter's hands to decide in november whether we're going to have safe streets and neighborhoods, whether this assault on voting rights will stop. and if we just protect their right to vote, i know that they will do the right thing. with that i yield mrs. bachmann: -- with that i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back. under the speaker's announced policy of january 5, 2011, the gentleman from colorado, mr. gardner, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the majority leader. mr. gardner: thank you, mr. speaker. and thank you for the oppo
gabby's shooting shows that none of us are safe unless all of us are safe. my and many other communities are calling out for help. this is a crisis in many parts of our country. and we who are elected to provide for the welfare of our communities and our country have an obligation to do just that. so let's come together, let's all support the legislation that's before us, the voter empowerment act, let's pass gun control legislation, also. in the end, though, it's in the voter's hands to decide...
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thank you for joining us. it's great to have you here and i know that you're hearing a lot in the state of ohio. ms. kaptur: i want to thank you, congressman tonko, for your leadership and on so many issues that relate to the well-being of the american people and our economy, health care is 1/6 of the leg of the stool that holds up the republic as a major industry. when you look at all of our medical hospitals, all of our schools, the nursing profession, dentistry, you take it all together, it is a massive employer across our country and congressman garamendi, i mean, coming from california, your experience is so vast in terms of your leadership at the state level there and now here as a member of congress. so i'm very proud to stand with colleagues from new york and california, coastal powerhouses, from the state of ohio right in the middle of the current there -- country there, and i wanted to add to your discussions this evening, some real life stories that illustrate what you've been talking about tonight.
thank you for joining us. it's great to have you here and i know that you're hearing a lot in the state of ohio. ms. kaptur: i want to thank you, congressman tonko, for your leadership and on so many issues that relate to the well-being of the american people and our economy, health care is 1/6 of the leg of the stool that holds up the republic as a major industry. when you look at all of our medical hospitals, all of our schools, the nursing profession, dentistry, you take it all together, it...
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and what does that get us? the government study found inconclusive evidence that this would improve visibility at all. pro regulatory environmental groups are suing the e.p.a. and forcing the e.p.a.'s requirements through settlement and consent decrees. in my district, the e.p.a. entered into a consent decree with several groups which will affect the emission control technology at coal-fired power plants throughout the state. regulations have costly and job-killing implications and it is important that the rule making process is not written behind closed doors by activist groups and regulatory agencies. i am pleased that the -- that a bill that i have sponsored is included in this package, h r. 386 , the sunshine for regulatory decrees and settlements act this legislation provides transparency to these settlements and decrees which are used to dictate regulations behind closed doors and often without congressional consent if they miss a deadline. this ensures that there will be time for comment and it makes it
and what does that get us? the government study found inconclusive evidence that this would improve visibility at all. pro regulatory environmental groups are suing the e.p.a. and forcing the e.p.a.'s requirements through settlement and consent decrees. in my district, the e.p.a. entered into a consent decree with several groups which will affect the emission control technology at coal-fired power plants throughout the state. regulations have costly and job-killing implications and it is...
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programming and give us a return. well, after reviewing now what is a history of all of that, it was deemed that there were overpayments anywhere between 12% and 14%, so the dollars were slid over to programs like filling the doughnut hole and providing for screenings for our seniors. not taking it away from a category of health care consumers. in this case, an aged demographic of seniors, but taking those savings as we sweep those savings and reinvesting them in a way that provides balance, more sensitivity for the consumer rather than having record profits developed for an industry. to me that was progressive policy, and for people to then take those savings and use them in their own budget presentations for other purposes was disingenuous. now, when you talk about the efforts today of the affordable care act to include an exchange, what i think is oftentimes, representative garamendi, sometimes people see this as a public exchange that will be run by the government when in fact we set up an exchange and the private
programming and give us a return. well, after reviewing now what is a history of all of that, it was deemed that there were overpayments anywhere between 12% and 14%, so the dollars were slid over to programs like filling the doughnut hole and providing for screenings for our seniors. not taking it away from a category of health care consumers. in this case, an aged demographic of seniors, but taking those savings as we sweep those savings and reinvesting them in a way that provides balance,...
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let us have this debate. let us have this vote. let us make sure that working americans aren't held hostage to the wealthiest in our country. i yield if the gentleman wants to respond. mr. cantor: madam speaker, what i say to the gentleman is holding hostage working families is denying them a job. it's about jobs. and, you know, the gentleman can play with the statistics all he wants and claimed that 97% of the small businesses will get a tax break this way and let's leave the others for later. but the significant fact is it's the others -- it's the others is where the significant job growth can be. why would we want to go and tax job creators. we know that 50% of the people that will get a tax hike under the president's proposal get at least a quarter of their income from small business. and the more their income the more the percentage. that means the jobs. so why would we want to stop job creators from hiring people because washington takes more of their money? why would we want tax rates to go up on anybody in this anemic econo
let us have this debate. let us have this vote. let us make sure that working americans aren't held hostage to the wealthiest in our country. i yield if the gentleman wants to respond. mr. cantor: madam speaker, what i say to the gentleman is holding hostage working families is denying them a job. it's about jobs. and, you know, the gentleman can play with the statistics all he wants and claimed that 97% of the small businesses will get a tax break this way and let's leave the others for later....
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that's important to us. the fact that our young people can stay on our insurance until 26 years old, the fact that there are no lifetime and annual limits. and all of those important provisions that we hear about all of the time. but i want to talk a little bit about some of the health equity provisions. because this bill prevents discrimination. it define what is a health disparity is and a health disparity population. and it makes sure that all of the research in the bill, all of the task forces, all of the institutes, the comparative effectiveness research, all of those include monitoring and having a goal of eliminating health disparities in their mandate. their incentive payments to providers, if they can demonstrate that they've eliminated health disparities. and health disparities actually cost this nation. in a study done by the joint center for political and economic studies, they showed we're just -- where just over a threen this year period 1.-- $1.24 trillion was lost in direct and indirect costs
that's important to us. the fact that our young people can stay on our insurance until 26 years old, the fact that there are no lifetime and annual limits. and all of those important provisions that we hear about all of the time. but i want to talk a little bit about some of the health equity provisions. because this bill prevents discrimination. it define what is a health disparity is and a health disparity population. and it makes sure that all of the research in the bill, all of the task...
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sent us here to do. let's answer the important challenge facing the country. let's start creating jobs for the american people. let's start now and let's stop wasting time on something that has already been satisfied. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back. the gentleman from michigan. mr. walberg: thank you, mr. speaker. i appreciate so much that we've had this time of debate. again, trust but verify. this is a verifying opportunity. as has been said, the proposed regulation was pulled because of political challenges. the american people generally understand common sense. and this wasn't common sense. when we see the cost of regulations in this country right now being $10,000 per employee, we add this to the impact on the farm family, those that have incorporated, in order to carry on their business, and ultimately carry on farming for generations, we see additional problems. so we want to make sure that this debate carries through and ultimately we don'
sent us here to do. let's answer the important challenge facing the country. let's start creating jobs for the american people. let's start now and let's stop wasting time on something that has already been satisfied. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back. the gentleman from michigan. mr. walberg: thank you, mr. speaker. i appreciate so much that we've had this time of debate. again, trust but verify. this is a verifying opportunity. as has...
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is selling -- telling us it could cost us 800,000 jobs. i remember talking to an employer in southern wisconsin not too long ago, family business, a big family business, a private business. the woman who runs this business, whose grandfather founded it, had tears coming down her face. because she provides health insurance for her employees, about $17,000 for a family plan, she's proud to do it. her competitors notified her at one of her trade association meetings, they're publicly traded, that they are going to have to dump everybody in obamacare and just pay the $2,000 per person fine. $15,000 difference per person between herself and her competitors. she was tell meg that she felt she had no choice. when the time came to dump her people into obamacare. that's what's going to happen in this country. people get dumped into obamacare, obamacare will underpay providers, providers will go out of business, they'll overcharge the private sector and we'll get a vicious cycle. here is the awful irony about this. we can have affordable access to a
is selling -- telling us it could cost us 800,000 jobs. i remember talking to an employer in southern wisconsin not too long ago, family business, a big family business, a private business. the woman who runs this business, whose grandfather founded it, had tears coming down her face. because she provides health insurance for her employees, about $17,000 for a family plan, she's proud to do it. her competitors notified her at one of her trade association meetings, they're publicly traded, that...
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it does matter to us a lot. but we should not think that if the afghans in a terrible decisions that we can rescue them. i think it is worth trying to get that message through. >> 2.5 minutes for the hardest question of the day. ok. on the first issue about the british, there was a period where they seemed to be operating on its own. there is a pretty tied together strategy. i am really pretty impressed right now. i do not think that. ok. it was spoken that this has a lot of elements of a conundrum, and i think you are right. i think this administration's policy toward afghanistan has been a conundrum. this was about reenforcing money and troops and commitment while signaling an end were the dates got too much emphasis and therefore set in motion all types of pressures and afghanistan. you can tell i am out of government. i do not think we will get away from that. but i regret it, because i think it has undercut our ability to achieve some of what we could achieve by needing people to believe we were heading out
it does matter to us a lot. but we should not think that if the afghans in a terrible decisions that we can rescue them. i think it is worth trying to get that message through. >> 2.5 minutes for the hardest question of the day. ok. on the first issue about the british, there was a period where they seemed to be operating on its own. there is a pretty tied together strategy. i am really pretty impressed right now. i do not think that. ok. it was spoken that this has a lot of elements of a...
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a great uncle came to live with us so he could help take care of us. my grandmother lived with us. but that was the way it was. we learn by example during the war what we owe to our country and how lucky we were to be in our country. the young people of today are probably the best generation we will ever have. we thought hours was and somebody, some guy wrote an article about the second world war and said they were the greatest generation. so we always have the greatest generation. we are trying to pass on a legacy to you young folks so that you understand that courage is not a battlefield example. you all will have situations where you will be required to have courage, to say no when his dog proper answer, when others -- to say no when it is a proper answer. of the angus come to stand up for what is right. you will learn teamwork and relationships in your school life and then your real life. but you won't hopefully ever have to sit on the battlefield. -- to serve on the battlefield. no one hates war more than a warrior. we as a group feel that way. the average age of this group is
a great uncle came to live with us so he could help take care of us. my grandmother lived with us. but that was the way it was. we learn by example during the war what we owe to our country and how lucky we were to be in our country. the young people of today are probably the best generation we will ever have. we thought hours was and somebody, some guy wrote an article about the second world war and said they were the greatest generation. so we always have the greatest generation. we are...
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the american people want us to move on. and what they would suggest is instead of listening to their inner glenn close that maybe house republicans should start listening to people like khalid, a retired teacher from dan burry. she's got diabetes. she's got sleep apnea. what she wants is not more politics on the floor of the house of representatives. she wants relief. she doesn't want another five-hour debate on top of the other 29. she wants this bill implemented. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from connecticut yields back his time. the gentleman from new jersey reserves. the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized. mr. pitts: mr. speaker, at this time i yield one minute to the gentleman from texas, mr. olson. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized for one minute. mr. olson: i rise in support of repealing obamacare. unconstitutional under the commerce clause, it is, but unfortunately the supreme court allowed it to continue as a tax, a tax. but the supreme court does not hav
the american people want us to move on. and what they would suggest is instead of listening to their inner glenn close that maybe house republicans should start listening to people like khalid, a retired teacher from dan burry. she's got diabetes. she's got sleep apnea. what she wants is not more politics on the floor of the house of representatives. she wants relief. she doesn't want another five-hour debate on top of the other 29. she wants this bill implemented. i yield back. the speaker pro...
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mayor bob blockhorn is with us. -- mayor bob buckhorn is with us. thank you for joining us. the mayor is from falls church high school, the jaguars' them in 1976. that tells you how old i am. >> you have family here? >> my brother as a photojournalist on the white house detail for cnn. if you have somebody who looks like me with less care, that is my byounger brother. >> dad was upi? >> in its heyday. i remembered as a kid that we only had one car growing up so we would take my dad to work in the morning and the company afternoon. we parked and 14th street and i looked at the national press club that he would be sitting there typing away with a cigarette hanging out of his mouth and a bottle of whiskey in the drawer. >> we are about to invade your city. >> i can't wait. >> what do you hope we will remember about tampa? >> for most people coming to tampa, it is an untapped market. some of you in this room have never been to temple before so it is a mid-sized american city hosting an international event and other the olympics will be the most watched television this year. tamp
mayor bob blockhorn is with us. -- mayor bob buckhorn is with us. thank you for joining us. the mayor is from falls church high school, the jaguars' them in 1976. that tells you how old i am. >> you have family here? >> my brother as a photojournalist on the white house detail for cnn. if you have somebody who looks like me with less care, that is my byounger brother. >> dad was upi? >> in its heyday. i remembered as a kid that we only had one car growing up so we would...
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that is what separates us. not a recognition that it's unsustainable but a debate about what's the best composition of spending, savings and tax reforms to return sustainability. >> normally is a budget resolution. would you agree to bring this back down to manageable levels -- wouldn't passing in budget resolution in both houses put this on a path towards getting the deficit under control? >> i know where you are coming from but you are right, congress has to act. it will not happen on its own. it is not enough for us to propose things. congress has to come together and negotiate remarked that brings these reforms in place. -- negotiate framework that brings these reforms in place. >> section 112b2 of dodd frank requires a sign pavement indicating what reasonable steps such member believes the government should be taking to ensure financial stability yet neither the annual report or any individual member has recommended the senate democrats pass a budget resolution. >> that is true but it would be strange if y
that is what separates us. not a recognition that it's unsustainable but a debate about what's the best composition of spending, savings and tax reforms to return sustainability. >> normally is a budget resolution. would you agree to bring this back down to manageable levels -- wouldn't passing in budget resolution in both houses put this on a path towards getting the deficit under control? >> i know where you are coming from but you are right, congress has to act. it will not...
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tonko, has joined us and mr. tonko, we were going to start out on health care, but we kind of morphed into the issue of the american manufacturing industry and the role of the middle class. now the middle class, i want off on manufacturing and the need to rebuild that and the make it in america agenda but also, a key part of the inability of the american middle class to sustain itself is health care. and the affordable health care act, which the supreme court recently confirmed was constitutional, is constitutional, is a major effort on the part of the democratic congress and president obama to provide not only health care but to lift up the american middle class. so let's hold for a moment the issue of make it in america. we'll come back to it in the latter half of this hour. let's take up the health care agenda, which i know you wanted to speak to initially. while you to that, i'm going to run and get a couple of placards i want to talk about. mr. tonko from the great state of new york, part of the east-west te
tonko, has joined us and mr. tonko, we were going to start out on health care, but we kind of morphed into the issue of the american manufacturing industry and the role of the middle class. now the middle class, i want off on manufacturing and the need to rebuild that and the make it in america agenda but also, a key part of the inability of the american middle class to sustain itself is health care. and the affordable health care act, which the supreme court recently confirmed was...
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for us it was not an issue. it was a value, ethics, who we are as a country, and we were going to fight that fight even if it meant taking the swings and the arrows from friends saying why don't you have a plan? we have a plan. it is called social security. with that, by september, he was at 38%. [laughter] >> we worked with president but on many issues. we passed the biggest energy bill ever to pass in the country, lowering the cafe standards, the emissions, which was hugely important. we worked with him on his version of the stimulus package, to make sure it was refundable for poor people and poor families so families could chill -- with children could get a stimulus, too. that was a great thing that president bush did, but it would not happen without a democratic congress. some of the people that work on that, barbara lee, did i hear her name mentioned? some of the colleagues that worked on that issue know what was the house and congress that made bad possible, and we worked on it made that possible, and we w
for us it was not an issue. it was a value, ethics, who we are as a country, and we were going to fight that fight even if it meant taking the swings and the arrows from friends saying why don't you have a plan? we have a plan. it is called social security. with that, by september, he was at 38%. [laughter] >> we worked with president but on many issues. we passed the biggest energy bill ever to pass in the country, lowering the cafe standards, the emissions, which was hugely important....
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behold, some of us in congress would have us do the exact opposite. the congressiers amendment would have potentially job killing jobs on the internet. we don't need government to stifle internet freedom like china, russia. i've convened multiple hearings on online privacy and had hearings with stakeholders and there's one thing that absolutely everyone agrees on, don't mess up with a great thing. ecommerce has created jobs for americans and provides a tremendous boost to an otherwise stagnant economy. this amendment could put all of that success in jeopardy, stifling growth. i remind my colleagues that an agency can still promulgate rules on privacy so long as they are not considered significant as defined in the bill. but what we don't need is a system where dueling bureaucrats and the s.e.c. and f.c.c. have conflicting rules for consumers. while the amendment sounds as if it is narrowly tailored to exempt privacy regulations from the interim prohibitions on midnight rules, the term privacy is nonetheless undefined. that's the very definition of loo
behold, some of us in congress would have us do the exact opposite. the congressiers amendment would have potentially job killing jobs on the internet. we don't need government to stifle internet freedom like china, russia. i've convened multiple hearings on online privacy and had hearings with stakeholders and there's one thing that absolutely everyone agrees on, don't mess up with a great thing. ecommerce has created jobs for americans and provides a tremendous boost to an otherwise stagnant...
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are getting us no results. we know that to lower the cost for all americans we must lower their energy bills. and we know that the cheapest form of energy out there is oil and gas. and yet the president puts out a bare-bones policy, but yet claims to want to create jobs. the lowest unemployment rate in this country exists in north dakota and the reason that unemployment is so low there is because they understand that drilling equals jobs. now, let's see what's going on up in the dakotas. because if we would believe what the gentlemen and ladies across the aisle would lead us to believe, is that the areas that we would like to open up do not contain any resources, then they would believe, as the usgs
are getting us no results. we know that to lower the cost for all americans we must lower their energy bills. and we know that the cheapest form of energy out there is oil and gas. and yet the president puts out a bare-bones policy, but yet claims to want to create jobs. the lowest unemployment rate in this country exists in north dakota and the reason that unemployment is so low there is because they understand that drilling equals jobs. now, let's see what's going on up in the dakotas....
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most of us are not walter cronkite, and it is not about us. the second lesson i guess you could say i learned is a big moment -- is that big moments did not turn up the consequence in. -- consequential. i was a moderator in 1988 during a vice presidential debate, that had become pretty personal. senator quayle was facing heat over his qualifications to be president, and in an effort to defend some he compared himself to president kennedy. at brunch point, senator bentsen paused, looked at him, and said, i served with jack kennedy, jack kennedy was a friend of mine. senator, you are no jack kennedy. at which point the room exploded and that became the quotation from the debate. it was one of the most memorable lines in modern american politics, and it had absolutely no bearing on the election. [laughter] why am i saying this? what the elections are about is about the voters and it is about the issues. fiscal challenges, certainly this year, taxes, the size and scope of government, china, iran, the supreme court appointments. with the partnershi
most of us are not walter cronkite, and it is not about us. the second lesson i guess you could say i learned is a big moment -- is that big moments did not turn up the consequence in. -- consequential. i was a moderator in 1988 during a vice presidential debate, that had become pretty personal. senator quayle was facing heat over his qualifications to be president, and in an effort to defend some he compared himself to president kennedy. at brunch point, senator bentsen paused, looked at him,...
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we will use the infrastructure trust where it makes sense for us. we will do we need to do on the water on our own. it is a tool, and where the tool works you will apply it, and where it does not work, you will not apply it. you have to have the tool available. the notion to you are not going to make something available to yourself when economic needs and the vitality of the city require it -- and i do not think we could have the type of job growth and a drop in unemployment -- it is not like i'm sitting next to google. we have a diverse economy. part of it is the job growth we got through the infrastructure and investment piece of it. >> the connections to manufacturing especially. it starts with low interest rates. can the cit take advantage of that? should mayor's look at that because you have that opportunity right now? >> let me say one clarifying thing. the trust is not for basic maintenance and upkeep. it is for transformative investments you can not do any other way. you have to have good people running the system. rosie is here also. there
we will use the infrastructure trust where it makes sense for us. we will do we need to do on the water on our own. it is a tool, and where the tool works you will apply it, and where it does not work, you will not apply it. you have to have the tool available. the notion to you are not going to make something available to yourself when economic needs and the vitality of the city require it -- and i do not think we could have the type of job growth and a drop in unemployment -- it is not like...
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what we need to do is to make sure that as we use the internet, we can use it safely and we can use it with some level of privacy. there are new challenges to technology and some of them are coming from the government. for example, the federal bureau of investigation has been telling congress that it is, quote, going dark because some new forms of communications, like peer-to-peer communications, like skype, are harder for it to wiretap than our regular phone calls. if -- it's asking congress whether it would consider legislation to make it easier for the f.b.i. to wiretap those communications. to build in back doors so the f.b.i. could get access. well, that's a cybersecurity problem in itself. i mean if the f.b.i. can get access through a back door that the company is required to build in, so can the bad guys. so there are some new technological challenges and there are some proposed solutions to those challenges that would make our cybersecurity worse, not better. host: to ogden, utah, austin is on the republican line. caller: good morning, c-span. hey, listen, as far as privacy on
what we need to do is to make sure that as we use the internet, we can use it safely and we can use it with some level of privacy. there are new challenges to technology and some of them are coming from the government. for example, the federal bureau of investigation has been telling congress that it is, quote, going dark because some new forms of communications, like peer-to-peer communications, like skype, are harder for it to wiretap than our regular phone calls. if -- it's asking congress...
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we will not hesitate to use the tools available to us including the voting rights act if they are used to improperly denied the right to vote out. i completely and utterly to agree with him and evan bayh is our approach. >> i will contain -- and that in bodies of our approach. >> i will continue that discussion. >> thank you for your time. >> thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you. mr. scott, you are recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr. perez, when southern states hospitals were segregated, and were integrated because president johnson conditioned the receipt of medicare and medicaid on a policy of nondiscrimination -- is a policy of nondiscrimination without exception as a condition to receiving federal money still a good idea? >> i am very familiar with title 6 with prohibits nondiscrimination on the basis of race, color and national origin. we have a section that aggressively enforces title 6. >> what about religious discrimination? >> as we have discussed>> the as to be committed to ensure that we partner with organizations in ways consistent with the law and
we will not hesitate to use the tools available to us including the voting rights act if they are used to improperly denied the right to vote out. i completely and utterly to agree with him and evan bayh is our approach. >> i will contain -- and that in bodies of our approach. >> i will continue that discussion. >> thank you for your time. >> thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you. mr. scott, you are recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr....
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efore us this day. . we can see your deeds unfolding in our history and in every act of justice and kindness. bless those who have blessed us and be close to those in most need of your compassion and love. fear of you, o lord, is the beginning of wisdom. bless the members of this people's house with such wisdom as they resume the work of this assembly, guide them to grow in understanding in attaining solutions to our nation's needs that are with truth and justice. may all that is done here this day be for your greater honor and glory. amen. . the speaker pro tempore: the chair has examined the journal of the last day's proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands approved. the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from texas, mr. burgess. mr. burgess: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the s
efore us this day. . we can see your deeds unfolding in our history and in every act of justice and kindness. bless those who have blessed us and be close to those in most need of your compassion and love. fear of you, o lord, is the beginning of wisdom. bless the members of this people's house with such wisdom as they resume the work of this assembly, guide them to grow in understanding in attaining solutions to our nation's needs that are with truth and justice. may all that is done here this...
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we are going to use its. one of the ways we're going to use it is by having a voice in this election in a choice at the polls that is not bought and paid for by wall street. [applause] voting for either wall street candidate gives a mandate for four more years of corporate rule. every boat to they recede is be deadly to structure we are on for the american people -- every vote they receive is an endorsement of the shift delhi -- endorsement of the deadly trajectory we are on for the american people on the planet. it is time to change that plunge into catastrophe and that the change starts with a voting for real change. [applause] every vote we receive is a vote for democracy, for the 99% and survival for the planet. to achieve that future, as president i will work to deliver a green new deal for america. a package of emergency reforms to put 25 million people back to work and the jumpstart the green economy. and the that the economy will put a halt to climate change, a halt to the unemployment and make war is
we are going to use its. one of the ways we're going to use it is by having a voice in this election in a choice at the polls that is not bought and paid for by wall street. [applause] voting for either wall street candidate gives a mandate for four more years of corporate rule. every boat to they recede is be deadly to structure we are on for the american people -- every vote they receive is an endorsement of the shift delhi -- endorsement of the deadly trajectory we are on for the american...
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president, show us your hand, show us your plan. let the american people know what the true impact is going to be on our national defense, on our economy, on a number of vital service. because you have the discretion. that's all this bill does. but i fear to some extent it may mask another agenda of what the debate is really about. madam speaker, i need not tell you, we continue to face the weakest, slowest recovery in the post-war era, and there are some who seem to have an ideological passion for raising taxes on the american people. an earlier speaker got up in an earlier debate and said that the largest small business group in america, the national federation of independent business, has just released a new study saying that the president's tax plan will cost 710,000 jobs, jobs of working families, and those same working families will see their wages fall by 1.8%. so why would we want to raise taxes on anybody in this economy? some are points out, we need to reduce the deficit, and we do, but madam speaker, if you do the math, g
president, show us your hand, show us your plan. let the american people know what the true impact is going to be on our national defense, on our economy, on a number of vital service. because you have the discretion. that's all this bill does. but i fear to some extent it may mask another agenda of what the debate is really about. madam speaker, i need not tell you, we continue to face the weakest, slowest recovery in the post-war era, and there are some who seem to have an ideological passion...
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give us a call. here is what is coming into us on facebook. william says no, the banks should not be nationalized but need to be regulated more than they are now. david says of any organization should be regulated, it should be the banking institutions. also is absolutely not. he says i am not sure why people think nationalizing everything is such a great idea. why people put their trust in large entities is beyond me. we have a poll on facebook where you can weigh in. so far the trend is to say no, the bank should not be nationalized. we have about 50 people waiting in so far. columbia, south carolina, jim is the next calller. caller: good morning. it was the government itself that aided the collapse of the financial institutions. it was the government that forced them to make loans that were not smart. and the whole democratic mantra that everyone should own a house, be able to buy it whether or not the loans were smart or fair or whether they could pay it back. the government made or enforced the banks propensity to loan to pick up the econ
give us a call. here is what is coming into us on facebook. william says no, the banks should not be nationalized but need to be regulated more than they are now. david says of any organization should be regulated, it should be the banking institutions. also is absolutely not. he says i am not sure why people think nationalizing everything is such a great idea. why people put their trust in large entities is beyond me. we have a poll on facebook where you can weigh in. so far the trend is to...
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security investigation by using this -- innovation use this tool. mr. farr: i thank the gentleman for his response. i hope to attach to the bill language directing the d.o.d. to conduct a review but in the interest of house rules i chose not to. >> will the gentleman yield? mr. farr: i yield to the distinguished chairman. mr. young: i appreciate the gentleman's flexibility in finding ways to address this issue. like my good friend from washington, mr. dicks, i agree that we should work with our good friend, mr. farr, to ensure that d.o.d. is leveraging the security clearance research of the personnel security research center to improve the d.o.d. security reinvestigation process and i thank the gentleman for bringing this to our attention. mr. farr: i thank the distinguished chairman and ranking member, my distinguished friend, mr. dicks, in their leadership, their friendship and their cooperation in making things work more efficiently and more cost effectively. i reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman may not reserve. mr. farr: yield
security investigation by using this -- innovation use this tool. mr. farr: i thank the gentleman for his response. i hope to attach to the bill language directing the d.o.d. to conduct a review but in the interest of house rules i chose not to. >> will the gentleman yield? mr. farr: i yield to the distinguished chairman. mr. young: i appreciate the gentleman's flexibility in finding ways to address this issue. like my good friend from washington, mr. dicks, i agree that we should work...
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the effects are all around us. our country is currently experiencing its worst drought since the dust bowl in the year of my birth, 1936. just last week, sudden violent storms rocked the east coast, referred to as microbursts, knocking out power for thousands and killing a number of people. furthermore, record heat waves are having serious repercussions in crop yields. we must pursue responsible, sustainable energy policies, both for the legacy that we will leave our children, and also to make certain the united states is at the forefront of the emerging green economy. . my amendment will not let oil companies shield themselves any longer. it requires each permit application and analysis and estimate of the impact on global climate change of the consumption of the fossil fuels discovered. while the oil and gas found on each individual lease may not have a huge impact, there is no question that the aggregate fossil fuel consumption contributes to global climate change. i urge my colleagues to support this amendment
the effects are all around us. our country is currently experiencing its worst drought since the dust bowl in the year of my birth, 1936. just last week, sudden violent storms rocked the east coast, referred to as microbursts, knocking out power for thousands and killing a number of people. furthermore, record heat waves are having serious repercussions in crop yields. we must pursue responsible, sustainable energy policies, both for the legacy that we will leave our children, and also to make...
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who of us could watch such a procedure, who of us could conduct such a procedure? who of us? doctor lavinto did, hundreds of time in his testimony. but his little girl died and he took two weeks off and came back to work again thinking he was going to commit other abortions and he got halfway through and he said, i looked at that pile of goo on the plate and i realized that's somebody's daughter. this is somebody's daughter. this is somebody's son. this is a little baby. this is a little miracle of life. this is god's image. being torn apart and dismembered and placed on a plate. i'm hearing that it's a constitutional right to do such an abhorrent thing. it's ghastly. it's ghoulish. and it's the worst thing i would think one could put their hand to. if you can't watch it, you sure can't do it. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from arizona reserves. the gentleman from michigan is recognized. mr. conyers: mr. speaker, i am proud to recognize the delegate from washington, d.c., an excellent member of this body, eleanor holmes norton. for as much time as she m
who of us could watch such a procedure, who of us could conduct such a procedure? who of us? doctor lavinto did, hundreds of time in his testimony. but his little girl died and he took two weeks off and came back to work again thinking he was going to commit other abortions and he got halfway through and he said, i looked at that pile of goo on the plate and i realized that's somebody's daughter. this is somebody's daughter. this is somebody's son. this is a little baby. this is a little...
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i think most of us agree that it's highly unlikely they'll be used in combat. any cost that would be incurred by accelerating it are money that's going to be spent anyway, notwithstanding all the costs to keep them there. i think the gentleman is spot on. i'm happy to co-sponsor the amendment. i'm happy to speak in support of it. i hope this body approves it in a small way to help the europeans assume their own responsibility and for us to be able to focus on things that are more important for us. mr. dicks: will the gentleman yield? >> i yield to the gentleman. mr. dicks: you say you have these two brigades, except pursuant to article 5 of the north atlantic treaty, could you explain what the impact of this is? the treaty commitments here. mr. coffman: i think this does not allow taos maintain forces in europe. there's no part of the nato charter that requires us to maintain a presence in europe. mr. dicks: it sounds as if, no other funds shall be available to continue the deployment past 2013 from the 1772 p brigade, except pursuant to article 5 -- is there s
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ultimately, congress got us into this situation and congress is going to have to get us out. on june 8, the natural resources committee subcommittee on national parks, forest and public lands conducted a comprehensive hearing on this legislation. our goal, preserve and protect the boundary waters and allow state-owned school trust lands to raise revenue for minnesota's education through utilizing our timber and mineral resources. it is imperative that we solve this long standing problem. minnesota law specifies that these lands must earn money for school trust lands. in fact, the state has a constitutional responsibility to earn a financial return from the lands to fund the education system. that is why i introduced h.r. 5544, the minnesota education investment and employment act, which will give state-owned school trust lands trapped in the boundary waters to the federal government in exchange for federal government-owned land outside the boundary waters. this legislation is needed for the federal government to execute the bipartisan plan recently agreed to by the minnesota
ultimately, congress got us into this situation and congress is going to have to get us out. on june 8, the natural resources committee subcommittee on national parks, forest and public lands conducted a comprehensive hearing on this legislation. our goal, preserve and protect the boundary waters and allow state-owned school trust lands to raise revenue for minnesota's education through utilizing our timber and mineral resources. it is imperative that we solve this long standing problem....